Cecil Scott Forester

The inauspicious beginnings of Midshipman Hornblower and his spectacular rise to Lieutenant are described in this novel of adventure on the high seas

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.

Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies

Il y a la mer, dont on sait depuis Joseph Conrad qu'elle est une métaphore parfaite de l'âme humaine et de ses combats. Il y a les navires, ces vaisseaux de ligne devenus légendes, cathédrales éphémères de planches et de voiles, à compter parmi les plus belles créations de l'esprit humain. Cathédrales de bois, mais aussi bagnes flottants. Il y a la guerre qui dure entre l'Angleterre et la France napoléonienne et, de la Baltique aux Antilles, la Marine de Sa Gracieuse Majesté qui s'acharne à faire tourner le vent de l'Histoire. Il y a surtout Horatio Hornblower, anti-héros britannique timide et maladroit, dépourvu de tout instinct guerrier, mais que son intelligence, sa volonté, son obstination conduisent à l'héroïsme dans les combats cruciaux. L'ensemble constitue un des plus fabuleux romans d'aventures maritimes jamais écrits, une suite en dix livres rassemblés par Omnibus en deux volumes et présentés pour la première fois selon la chronologie. Préface de Michel le Bris.

Mission aux Antille

Un vaisseau de ligne ; Pavillon haut ; Le Seigneur de la mer ; Lord Hornblower ;

In his only novel about the American sailing navy, C.S. Forester describes the exploits of a typical U.S. frigate cruising at sea during the War of 1812. Its captain, Josiah Peabody, demonstrates the revolutionary virtues of a new democracy fighting for its survival against an overwhelmingly superior British navy. During his daring voyage from Long Island Sound to the Caribbean, Peabody and his crew manage to outrun, outfox and outmaneuver their clumsier opponents and deal them some shrewd blows in the process. At the same time, Peabody wins the affections of the same lady admired by the captain of a British warship.

The Captain from Connecticut

Advanced, uncorrected galley proof of the novel "The Good Shepherd."

The Good Shepherd

1800: William Bush boards the H.M.S. RENOWN as third lieutenant. As they set off to the West Indies, he strikes up an acquaintance with Horatio Hornblower - no longer the nervous midshipman of yesteryear, but an intelligent and quietly capable fifth lieutenant. The RENOWN, however, is a tense, oppressive ship under the insane Captain Sawyer, whose paranoia and irrational behaviour undermine discipline, and threaten to destabilise the whole unhappy crew. And what are Bush, Hornblower, and their fellow officers to do, when even daring to whisper of Sawyer's unfitness for command could have them all hanged for conspiracy to commit mutiny?

Lieutenant Hornblower

Bank clerk murders to obtain money and spends rest of his life guarding the loot.

Payment Deferred

C. S. Forester ; introduction by Bernard Cornwell

Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon's ships.

A Ship of the Line

Rosemary Border

A shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy as a midshipman on board H.M.S. Justinian. In action, adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.

Mr Midshipman Hornblower

C.S. Forester

The ship

Loa was like a god in Central Africa until King Leopold's agents arrived from Europe and sacked his kingdom.

The Sky and the Forest

The Ship

Hornblower se voit confier une mission particulièrement délicate en baie de Seine : il doit étouffer une mutinerie à bord du Flame avant que le navire ne tombe aux mains des Français. Au même moment, des nouvelles de la guerre lui parviennent : le vent semble tourner pour Napoléon. Imaginant alors un véritable exploit tactique, Hornblower livre ce qu’il croit être son ultime combat pour vaincre l’Empire français. Mais plus d’un rendez-vous fatidique l’attend encore... Concluant la longue bataille du héros contre Napoléon, Lord Hornblower est le cinquième récit des aventures d’Horatio Hornblower, grand succès populaire du XXe siècle.

Capitaine Hornblower (Tome 5) - Lord Hornblower

The Voyage of the Annie Marble

המלכה האפריקאית

The Hostage

The Gun

Satire of career of British professional soldier from Boer War.

The General

At age 17, Horatio Hornblower embarks upon the career which will eventually carry him into a dozen major campaigns during the Napoleonic wars.

Three Complete Novels: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, Hornblower and the Atropos

Young Hornblower

This trilogy contains three novels of Captain Hornblower's adventures in the British navy in the early 19th century.

Cecil Scott Forester

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